Tamping-bar and post-hole pick.



f UNITEDISTATESI .PA rnNT OFFICE.

Specification of Letter; Patent.

' Patented June 19, 1906.

Application filed November 25,1905. Serial No. 289,123.

(To all whom it may concern.- v v known that I, EDWARD E. WHITE- nrian,a citizen of the United States, residin at Gdshen, in the county ofElkhart an State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tampin -Bars a'nd-Post-Hole Picks, of which the folowing 1s a specification.

My invention relates to devices used in to digglng post-holes, and hasfor its object the V PIOVlSlOIl ot a device havinga se arable handle anddigging-point, said igging-point consisting of a length of angle-ironsharpened at each'end and a apted to be secured to the r5-tubular-handle, the sharpened ends being adapted to be usedinterchangeabl The tubular handle has its free end provided with a heada'ldapted to be used in tamping the earth around a post when in positionand a zolever-handle' pivotally secured thereto and 'adapted' to be usedwhen digging post-holes to turn the device to assist 1n loosening theearth.

My inventionwill be fully described here 2 5 inafter and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which; Figure 1 is a View showing myinvention in v use as a post-hole digger; Fig. 2, a view showing its useas a tampin -'bar;I*ig. 3, a view showin thedevice use as alever; Fi 4,a

View s owing the device on an en arged scale, and Fig; 5 a view showingit dismembered. i

, In thedrawings similar reference charac- 3 5 ters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

My invention consists of a tubular handle A and a digging portion B,made of angleiron, having its two ends sharpened, as shown '40 at b..The digging portion B is secured to handle A by means of bolts 0, theholesD in the portion B bein -so arranged that either end b may be usedor digging.

E represents aknob-hke head secured to the free end of handle Aandadapted .to be used in camping the loose earth around the post or polewhen in position.

a G represents a lever-handle pivotally secured to the handle A to beused in twisting "comprising ahandle, a removable an driven into theround and t en twisted by turning with t e lever-handle G. When used asa tapping-bar, the device is reversed,

as shown Fig. 2,- and the head E used to" tamp or settle the eartharound the post or pole after being set in position. I Having thusdescribed my invention, what Iclaim is-y 1. In a est-hole digger, ahandle, and a reversible igging portion made of angle-iron removably andreplaceabl secured thereto, substantially as shown an described.

2. In a post-hole digger, a handle, a reversible digging portionremovably and replaceably secured thereto, and a lever-handle pivotallysecured to the handle, substantially as shown and described.

. 3. In a post-hole digger, a handle, a reversible diggmg portion madeof angle-iroi1 removably and replaceably secured thereto,

and a lever-handle pivotally secured to the handle, substantially asshown and de-' scribed. p,

4. A postfhole digger and tampin' -bar replaceable digging portion,havin its two ends sharpened, securedto saidandle, a

tamping-head secured to said handle, and a.

lever-handle pivotally secured to the handle, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. A post-hole digger and tampin -bar comprising a handle, a removablean replaceable digging portion, made of ,angleron and having Its twoends sharpened, secured to said handle, a tamping-head secured to saidhandle and a lever-handle pivotally secured to the handle, substantiallyas shown and described,

In testimony whereof I hereto aifix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD E. WIIITEHEAD.

Witnesses:

01mm WATTS, HENRY BUTT.

